TheApple TV 4Kis one of the best streaming boxes available, capable of delivering the best quality picture, with every streaming service under the sun and plenty of other apps and games to take advantage of. One of my favorite features, though, has nothing to do with streaming movies orTV shows– rather, it’s Apple’s suite ofAerial screensavers.
Aerials are the most beautiful and dynamic way to prevent your screen from getting burn-in from static images.
Whenever you pause something you’re watching for a while, or idle on the menu for too long, the Apple TV will start up a screensaver, and the main built-in screensavers are the so-called Aerials. These are 4K flyover videos from gorgeous locales around the world. From the comfort of your living room, you may take in views of cities like New York and Dubai, or incredible landscapes like the African savannah and Yosemite National Park. There are also undersea videos of coral reefs and Palau jellyfish for those longing for a dive into the ocean.
Apple TV 4K (2022)
While Apple also allows Apple TV owners to use their personal photo library to create slideshow screensavers, there’s no question Aerials are the most beautiful and dynamic way to prevent your screen from gettingburn-infrom static images.
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Aerial views
Setting up Apple TV screensavers
While Aerials are usually the default screensaver on the Apple TV 4K, users might still need to select them specifically oradjust settingsto show the desired videos.
Here’s how to set up Aerial screensavers:
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The screensaver experience
Interacting with Aerials
Of course, users can select which screensavers to show in the settings menu, but there are other ways to interact with and engage screensavers on the Apple TV 4K right from the Home Screen, using an Apple TV remote.
Manually start a screensaver:
See where an Aerial was filmed:
Switch Aerial location:
Switch screensaver categories (on Apple TV 4K 2nd generation or later):
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